In 1939, Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black couple in Coronado, California, rented out a home to the Dongs, a Chinese American family, in the wake of racially restrictive housing laws. Now, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students as a thank you to the Thompsons.
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